{The Heads of State of Rwanda, Uganda and Kenya will meet in Kigali on Monday to launch the single customs territory, a move that will facilitate the movement of goods from the Mombasa port to East Africa’s interior.}
This supply route is what is known as the Northern Corridor. The development is under a trilateral framework, which seeks to fast-track different initiatives agreed upon under the auspices of the East African Community.
The third trilateral summit will be preceded by a ministerial meeting this weekend.
The summit will also decide on the issue of South Sudan’s request to join the initiative which includes key cross-border infrastructural projects.
It is expected that South Sudanese President Salva Kiir will also attend the Summit.
The single customs territory is set to be the first project to be achieved since the three countries agreed to go trilateral in spearheading several projects initially conceptualised under the wider East African Community (EAC) Framework.
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